GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| flighty | swift |
| rustle | to make or cause a rustle |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| appease | pacify |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |